ARANSAS PASS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY RIG #27
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY RIG #27 in FM 1069 N 2MI FROM HWY 35 E, ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 307893958.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY RIG #27
- Site address
- FM 1069 N 2MI FROM HWY 35 E
- City
- ARANSAS PASS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78336
- Mailing
- 9310 BROADWAY BUILDING 1, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1381
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1300.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard: Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard due to improper installation of the Crosby-clips on the mud bucket. Among other methods, one (1) feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to install the Crosby-Clips properly as specified in The Crosby Goup Inc. Edition 5 of Product Training Seminar, and on Recommended Safe Procedures and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Well Servicing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $780.00
- — Z (S) $1300.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard: At this rig site, the employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard due to standpipe not properly secured with adequate bolts on the clamps attached to the frame and rig floor. a.Standpipe on west side of the rig floor going to the ground level was not properly secured and rattled during drilling. b.Standpipe secured to rig floor had a broken bolt head. c.Standpipe secured to the mast had a bolt missing. Among other methods, one (1) feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to secure the standpipe with the required bolts as specified in the Accident Prevention Guide, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Serviceing Operations and Recommended Safe Procedures and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Well Servicing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2700.00
- — Z (S) $4500.00
1910.22 B01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $975.00
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $975.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1300.00 · Current $975.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $975.00
- — Z (S) $1300.00
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1300.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $780.00
- — Z (S) $1300.00
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1300.00 · Current $975.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $975.00
- — Z (S) $1300.00
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 307893958.